The consumer may not be deprived of the protection mentioned in Section 7 of Chapter IV of Title III of this Book, including where the applicable law is that of a third country, provided that: -for contracts defined by Article L. 224-70 and relating to the enjoyment of all or part of an immovable property, this immovable property is located on the territory of a Member State of the European…
Unfair terms are deemed unwritten.The contract remains enforceable in all its provisions other than those deemed unfair if it can survive without such terms.The provisions of this article are of public order.
Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a trader who, in contracts offered to or concluded with consumers or non-traders, continues to use contractual terms in identical contracts that have been deemed unfair, within the meaning of Article L. 212-1 with the exception of its fourth paragraph, by a court decision that has become final with regard to it. The administrative authority responsible…
In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for an individual and 75,000 euros for a legal entity. When the fine is imposed following a request for mutual assistance provided for in Article L. 511-10 relating to…
The absence from contractual documents given to consumers of the information provided for in article L. 211-2 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.
Where the trader has not made the refund under the conditions set out in Article L. 215-1, the sums due shall bear interest at the legal rate.
Any breach of the provisions of article L. 215-1-1 relating to the arrangements for terminating contracts electronically is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and €75,000 for a legal person. This fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.
Where the trader has not reimbursed all of the sums paid by the consumer under the conditions set out in article L. 216-7, this sum is automatically increased by 10% if repayment is made no later than fourteen days after this deadline, by 20% up to thirty days and by 50% thereafter .
Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on the seller who in bad faith obstructs the implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity provided for in articles L. 217-8 to L. 217-19. The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs, acting on the basis of article L. 524-2 or intervening in the proceedings, consumer defence associations, acting on the basis of articles L….
The trader who has made the consumer bear the cost of sending the goods in order to bring them into conformity is obliged to reimburse them within fourteen days at the latest from the day on which the consumer is informed that the goods have been taken over under the legal guarantee. The amount due is automatically increased by 10% if the reimbursement is made no later than fourteen days…
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